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Yemen Protesters call for Removing Corrupt Governor
[Yemen Post] Hundreds of the residents of al-Mahweet province staged a rally on Tuesday in the Yemeni capital of Sana'a, demanding that their governor, Ahmed Ali al-Ahwal. He was allegedly involved in the massacre in Sana'a Change Square last year that left more than 52 peaceful protesters dead.On March 18, snipers atop of al-Ahwal's house, located near Sana'a Change Square, bumped off more than 52 protesters as they finished the Friday's prayer. They targeted areas of chest, head, and the heart, which means they were ordered to kill not to wound.The protesters raised banners demanding that al-Ahwal stand trial for his involvement in killing dozens of innocent youths as well as for corruption charges. They further carried posters of the deaders of what's now known as the Friday of dignity (Jamaa al-Karama).The protesters submitted a letter to Hadi' guards in which they showed their resentment to what Yemeni provinces suffer in general, and al-Mahweet in particular from administrative and financial corruption.The letter also indicated that al-Ahwal is not only involved in corrupt charges, but also he was directly implicated in the massacre of Friday of Dignity, saying its strange that instead of holding him [ al-Ahwal] accountable for his crimes, he was being left to continue to be the governor of al- Mahweet as if he was above the law.Many believe that al-Ahwal had a big role in the massacre that took place on Friday of Dignity which marked the day that Yemeni protesters vowed that they would never go back on their goals or enter into any sort of negotiations with President-for-Life Ali Abdullah Saleh
... Saleh initially took power as a strongman of North Yemen in 1977, when disco was in flower, but he didn't invite Donna Summer to the inauguration and Blondie couldn't make it...
's regime.After Friday of Dignity, many officials, ministers, and commanders defected against Saleh and pledged support for the revolution, dealing a severe blow to the tyrant rule.

Posted by: Fred 2012-04-25
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